bakerboy Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I went out this afternoon to shoot over Stubble for the first time this season. I set up at 4.15 and at 4.25 had 3 in the bag, a left and right and a high but dropping incoming bird great, I think this going to be a lovely afternoon. The birds decoyed as if they had read the rule book. I shot like I had never shot before, and I mean never shot before For 100 shots I hit 52 birds (all picked ) but could I hit the easy close incoming birds? "NO" The birds were coming in, in small flocks 10/15 at a time, if there had been 2 guns in the hide we would have had a Big Bag certainly 100+ I was so disgusted with my shooting that I was swearing and moaning at myself , which really did not help , at 7.15 I gave up and went home , and as ever the birds were coming in as I dismantled the pattern . Lots of excuse, something on my mind, i knew I should have been doing something else, I had been running around like a blue rst fly all morning, but at the end of the day it was, and is down to me. Well, no more pigeon shooting for me now until Monday 30th, lets hope all my friends do better than me. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 We've all had one of those days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 DB and I take it in turns to shoot and the easiest way to shoot like a lemon is for one of us to say" Don't miss this one". The worst shots are the confident birds as they tend to float in and you end up following them. The best method is to wait till they are in range and MOVE, MOUNT and SHOOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpentermark Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) I went out this afternoon to shoot over Stubble for the first time this season. I set up at 4.15 and at 4.25 had 3 in the bag, a left and right and a high but dropping incoming bird great, I think this going to be a lovely afternoon. The birds decoyed as if they had read the rule book. I shot like I had never shot before, and I mean never shot before For 100 shots I hit 52 birds (all picked ) but could I hit the easy close incoming birds? "NO" The birds were coming in, in small flocks 10/15 at a time, if there had been 2 guns in the hide we would have had a Big Bag certainly 100+ I was so disgusted with my shooting that I was swearing and moaning at myself , which really did not help , at 7.15 I gave up and went home , and as ever the birds were coming in as I dismantled the pattern . Lots of excuse, something on my mind, i knew I should have been doing something else, I had been running around like a blue rst fly all morning, but at the end of the day it was, and is down to me. Well, no more pigeon shooting for me now until Monday 30th, lets hope all my friends do better than me. Terry Thats still better than 2:1 mate which is better than my average, nothing to be ashamed of in my book. As for the really close birds i usually dont shoot at em too close, let them get to 20+yds as theres no time for the shot to 'pattern' at close range. Edited July 23, 2012 by carpentermark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I went out this afternoon to shoot over Stubble for the first time this season. I set up at 4.15 and at 4.25 had 3 in the bag, a left and right and a high but dropping incoming bird great, I think this going to be a lovely afternoon. The birds decoyed as if they had read the rule book. I shot like I had never shot before, and I mean never shot before For 100 shots I hit 52 birds (all picked ) but could I hit the easy close incoming birds? "NO" The birds were coming in, in small flocks 10/15 at a time, if there had been 2 guns in the hide we would have had a Big Bag certainly 100+ I was so disgusted with my shooting that I was swearing and moaning at myself , which really did not help , at 7.15 I gave up and went home , and as ever the birds were coming in as I dismantled the pattern . Lots of excuse, something on my mind, i knew I should have been doing something else, I had been running around like a blue rst fly all morning, but at the end of the day it was, and is down to me. Well, no more pigeon shooting for me now until Monday 30th, lets hope all my friends do better than me. Terry I think sometimes it is easy to get complacent about shooting the easy ones , your convinced the bird is in the bag before you pull the trigger and end up poking the gun at them instead of swinging through , but two for one is still not a bad average , at least you seem to have plenty of birds in herts at the moment,and I am still waiting for my first stubble of the year (no barley on my permissions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I spotted you on my way home. I reckon you should see a competent coach and have your gun fitted Terry, as I was packing up someone else started shooting on that field somewhere to my left, they put up a rake of birds. I finished up on 20 pigeons and 2 crows for 46 shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Thats still better than 2:1 mate which is better than my average, nothing to be ashamed of in my book. As for the really close birds i usually dont shoot at em too close, let them get to 20+yds as theres no time for the shot to 'pattern' at close range. or are you just boasting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) You wasn't shooting like a novice on Friday mate! In fact I witnessed the complete oposite. You did some great shots. You get those days sometimes. I said on Friday I started the day shooting quite well then after about an hour and a half my shooting just got terrible. For half an hour it was as though it was my fisrst time shooting. Missing birds everywhere, and the thing was as I was pulling the trigger I knew I was off target. Very frustrating. Don't beat yourself up about it, you'll be back with a vengeance! How comes you're not shooting till the 30th? Cos Edited July 23, 2012 by Cosd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 You wasn't shooting like a novice on Friday mate! In fact I witnessed the complete oposite. You did some great shots. You get those days sometimes. I said on Friday I started the day shooting quite well then after about an hour and a half my shooting just got terrible. For half an hour it was as though it was my fisrst time shooting. Missing birds everywhere, and the thing was as I was pulling the trigger I knew I was off target. Very frustrating. Don't beat yourself up about it, you'll be back with a vengeance! How comes you're not shooting till the 30th? Cos I would think its due to being at the norfolk flush on the 28th and too on the 29th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I spotted you on my way home. I reckon you should see a competent coach and have your gun fitted Terry, as I was packing up someone else started shooting on that field somewhere to my left, they put up a rake of birds. I finished up on 20 pigeons and 2 crows for 46 shots. That was good going, and there must be better to come. The birds were following the Combine, and there was a good steady stream. I will admit to getting really frustrated and blaming everything from the gun to the cartridges, me thinking about this weeks course, getting home to get ready and revise. But at the end of the day I missed birds that I really should have nailed, I hit distance and high birds, so it was not the gun or the cartridges. Maybe I was a bit like the Australian Golfer of yesterday :lol: The gun fit you are probably correct, the Hatsan has a low comb and with my funny eye dominance it is a problem. I shoot well with the Hatsan when I start using it but after a few days complacency sets in and the wheels fall off ( and that is probably the best excuse yet ) so I better stop there. Have a good week you can get me on the phone up 8.45ish tomorrow if you want me. Terry or are you just boasting If I was boasting I would not have mentioned the easy birds I missed, just the hard birds I hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I spotted you on my way home. I reckon you should see a competent coach and have your gun fitted Terry, as I was packing up someone else started shooting on that field somewhere to my left, they put up a rake of birds. I finished up on 20 pigeons and 2 crows for 46 shots. It may be a case of "doctor heal thy self" :lol: Throw the bl%dy gun away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 That was good going, and there must be better to come. The birds were following the Combine, and there was a good steady stream. I will admit to getting really frustrated and blaming everything from the gun to the cartridges, me thinking about this weeks course, getting home to get ready and revise. But at the end of the day I missed birds that I really should have nailed, I hit distance and high birds, so it was not the gun or the cartridges. Maybe I was a bit like the Australian Golfer of yesterday :lol: The gun fit you are probably correct, the Hatsan has a low comb and with my funny eye dominance it is a problem. I shoot well with the Hatsan when I start using it but after a few days complacency sets in and the wheels fall off ( and that is probably the best excuse yet ) so I better stop there. Have a good week you can get me on the phone up 8.45ish tomorrow if you want me. Terry If I was boasting I would not have mentioned the easy birds I missed, just the hard birds I hit If you were using a hatsan your lucky it was only the wheels that fell off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Well, I went decoying on Saturday and had a dozen birds for almost 40 cartridges, which i was reasonably disgusted at - On the way back to the car i loaded all the gear up and took the dog for a last run before home - Had 3 shells in the pump and in the 5 minutes we were walking we had birds comig over the trees and i finished the day on 3 birds for 3 very opportunistic and quick shots. I genuinely think that the more thinking time you have the worse you shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 You wasn't shooting like a novice on Friday mate! In fact I witnessed the complete oposite. You did some great shots. You get those days sometimes. I said on Friday I started the day shooting quite well then after about an hour and a half my shooting just got terrible. For half an hour it was as though it was my fisrst time shooting. Missing birds everywhere, and the thing was as I was pulling the trigger I knew I was off target. Very frustrating. Don't beat yourself up about it, you'll be back with a vengeance! How comes you're not shooting till the 30th? Cos I am on a course from Tuesday until Friday, and then at the Norfolk Flush on Saturday and Sunday (I am too embarressed to say what course I am on) but no doubt some one will let the cat out of the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I am on a course from Tuesday until Friday, and then at the Norfolk Flush on Saturday and Sunday (I am too embarressed to say what course I am on) but no doubt some one will let the cat out of the bag. I am told those self help courses are a waste of money Terry , just take viagra its nothing to be ashamed of in a man of your age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Well, I went decoying on Saturday and had a dozen birds for almost 40 cartridges, which i was reasonably disgusted at - On the way back to the car i loaded all the gear up and took the dog for a last run before home - Had 3 shells in the pump and in the 5 minutes we were walking we had birds comig over the trees and i finished the day on 3 birds for 3 very opportunistic and quick shots. I genuinely think that the more thinking time you have the worse you shoot. I totally agree, when they float in you have too much thinking time I am told those self help courses are a waste of money Terry , just take viagra its nothing to be ashamed of in a man of your age I take viagra now, but it is only to stop me rolling out of bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildtrax Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 i was on the barley stubble to day terry, phil r came along to say hello and look for screwdriver left behind day before. ended on 104 packed up early when sun had moved round and i was getting roasted. was good to see the combines out and my shooting improved from last week, which is good cos if it had got any worse think i would have considered giving up shooting altogether!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 i was on the barley stubble to day terry, phil r came along to say hello and look for screwdriver left behind day before. ended on 104 packed up early when sun had moved round and i was getting roasted. was good to see the combines out and my shooting improved from last week, which is good cos if it had got any worse think i would have considered giving up shooting altogether!! That is fantastic shooting. Mine was just the opposite. I will speak to you later in the week, on a course at the moment. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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